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I don't know if you were watching... but everything was a big deal to those guys. Getting called on strikes, getting hits, their pitches laughing when they struck the tigers out. If nothing less, the fans were. But, maybe I'm confusing what I consider cockiness with energetic. But what Reddick claimed about Al in Game 2 was uncalled for. You have no right calling a guy immature when your throwing your bat, helmet, whatever is in your way when you continuously strikeout. (TBS kept bringing the damn kiss up)

Don't get me wrong, I respect and congratulate the A's for having one of the most magical seasons in Baseball. If by some chance the A's had won tonight, as disappointed as I'd be, I would want them to win the whole thing. Sucks my Tiger and Reds WS was ruined today. The Reds were what the Tigers could have been... got too comfortable and wasn't putting in enough offensive potential.

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I don't know if you were watching... but everything was a big deal to those guys. Getting called on strikes, getting hits, their pitches laughing when they struck the tigers out. If nothing less, the fans were.

Um. This is what every team does. All 30 of them. It's called showing emotion. People do it. You have guys on your team known for it. Not the least of which is...

Originally Posted by Joltik-Kid

You have no right calling a guy immature when your throwing your bat, helmet, whatever is in your way when you continuously strikeout.

...Jose Valverde. We have discussed this. Have you watched your closer do anything? Ever? The man does an entire samba routine before, after and sometimes during every pitch, but it's the A's who were acting out too much in this series?

Originally Posted by Joltik-Kid

The Reds were what the Tigers could have been... got too comfortable and wasn't putting in enough offensive potential.

The Reds will ever continue to go as far as Dusty Baker takes them. Downward. He's terrible as an in-game manager. Terrible. This Reds team has all the talent in the world and he continuously would run them out of innings with basepath plays, continuously use the wrong guys in the wrong situation. It's incredible.

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Um. This is what every team does. All 30 of them. It's called showing emotion. People do it. You have guys on your team known for it. Not the least of which is...

If you read on, I sort of corrected my statement. I don't know, it's just something about the young ones that always has a sort of cockiness flare to it. But yeah, it's just their a group of energetic and semi-emotional guys. Just cause I don't care so much for their attitude though, doesn't mean I think any less of them (the team). Oh man, if they use this as an experience and come back next year playing like they did this year... the West is gonna have a 3 way battle royal (unless the Rangers crumble again, because the Astros and Mariners will likely not be much of a factor). And although Golden_Latias doesn't think so, I honestly believe the Central could get tougher if the Twins and Royals capitalize on their starting pitching. Indians might not become a big threat, but they sure gave the Tigers fits this year, so I expect them to do the same again in 2013, especially with Francona becoming their Manager.

...Jose Valverde. We have discussed this. Have you watched your closer do anything? Ever? The man does an entire samba routine before, after and sometimes during every pitch, but it's the A's who were acting out too much in this series?

Why you only looking at the bad things I post ;_;

I get it alright, he does the dance, but I'm talking about Reddick saying Albuquerque was immature for kissing the ball in the emotional moment and pretty much pivotal point of the game. And the only reason I brought it was was because I continuously had to hear some mention of it each chance the announcers and broadcasters had (last night). In that one instants of Game 2, that was uncalled for. If someone else said something about Valverde... I'd probably agree with them. Then again, most closer's have some obnoxious quirk about them, Valverde just happens to have the largest.

The Reds will never continue to go as far as Dusty Baker takes them. Downward. He's terrible as an in-game manager. Terrible. This Reds team has all the talent in the world and he continuously would run them out of innings with basepath plays, continuously use the wrong guys in the wrong situation. It's incredible.

I didn't really watch the Reds play all year, except when I watched the Tigers amount an assault on them during inter-league play. I would never have wished for the guy to have a stroke, but it appeared that once he left the Reds became almost unstoppable. Unfortunately, Vato getting injured and coming back unproductive did hurt the offense, but then again... you make a great point about running out of innings on the base path.

This feels like all the Jimmy Leyland haters, saying he mismanages a lot of our games, especially early in the season in those 1 run games. Some believe we win despite JL

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Speaking of Game 5's...has there ever been a Game 5 in every division series? If not, looks like this year is a first.

Aside from that, hopefully the Orioles or the Nationals advance. Sometimes, I just gotta root for the underdogs...

First time from what TBS is saying. The Teams are all equal it seems and everyone of them deserved to be in the post season

I don't really care who wins the Baltimore/Yankee game. Either team is beatable to the Tigers IMO. We already beat one "Team of Destiny", I'm certain we can pull through again. If it's the Yankees, well we've beaten them everytime that we played them in the playoffs since 06. But this is the post season, where anything is possible.

Originally Posted by Terra Branford

Rodriguez has been benched. Time to advance to the ALCS.

I'm just gonna flat out say it... both the Yankees and Orioles suck at producing runs, in this series.

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I don't give a **** if people hate me

"I already told you, I don't mind playing the bad guy every once in a while."~ Sonic the Hedgehog